Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1911 — THAT TOUCH IN TIME [ARTICLE]

THAT TOUCH IN TIME

IT MEANS THE SAVING OF MANY ANNOYANCES. Small Nuisances Too Long Neglected When Little Time or Trouble le Needed to Remedy Them— Some Useful Hints. It is astonishing how we impose on our patience and strength by neglecting little things about thq house — creaky hinges, doors that latch and unlatch hard, catches that don’t catch, loose handles—annoyances we notice every ddy, but never think of repairing unless some unusually provoking thing happens in connection with one of these little slipshods. A good plan is to go over the house periodically and remedy these matters —you will be surprised at the number of them. For dresser and chiffonier drawers that stick, remove the drawer, turn upside down, and rub the bottom edges with soap. Rub the places where the drawers rest with soap also. If the dresser sticks because it is too close a fit, get some one to shave it off a bit at the edge with a plane. Fbr creaking door hinges apply a little vaseline with a duster. Sewing machine oil will do, too, or even Olive oil if there is nothing else handy. Buy a small bottle of stain and a tin of white enamel and touch up all the spots on the floor or door and window frames that have become marred. Take out all the unnecessary screws and hooks that mark the places where curtains used to hang. If the wall paper is torn and the plaster is broken, fill the broken place with plaster of Paris, then cover 1L with a piece of plain white paper coming just to the edges of the torn wall paper. With the children’s water colors paint the plain paper, following the design of the wall paper, and the place will never be noticed. Of course, this is unnecessary if there are any left over pieces of wall paper at hand. Replace all lost knobs and correct faulty catches on wardrobes and cupboard doors in particular. Doors which will not shut should be planed off at top or bottom. Gas fixtures may be made as bright and shining as new with metal paint Window blinds that are worn and dirty may be unrolled, taken from*the roller, turned end for end and tacked on again, and a new hem sewed in the lower end with the sewing machine.